ADHD medicine (adderall or ritalin)

ADHD medicine (adderall or ritalin)

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Aug 4 08 3:01 AM

Hello, I was diagnosed with ADHD about my second year in the military. It is said that people are born with ADHD and it cannot be acquired while in the
military. But I didn't realize i had it until I was in the military, and recently I had to increase my dosage. , I was wondering if the VA will pay for
medication once I get out of the Air Force?

I also have ADHD but was not diagnosed until recently. I was TDRLed in Nov 07. I have not filed a claim yet, but my advise is to make sure you get it in your
military records and get a copy of all of your med records. Yes, people are born with ADHD but another caveat is has the military aggravated your condition?
The regs read acquired or aggravated in your military service. Make sure you get that your condition was made worse by your job, especially if you had to up
or change your meds. Then as Brain says file a claim. If the VA finds in your favor your meds will be free through their pharmacy.

If you have a pre-existing condition and it was not found at service entry, and not before you completed 8 years on Active Duty, then it's "owned
by the gov"......My understanding is that it had to be something that existed prior to entry into service and that you served at min 8 full years....